NCS3202: Nursing Professional Portfolio- Transitioning From a Student Nurse to a Graduate Nurse-… 

NCS3202: Nursing Professional Portfolio- Transitioning From a Student Nurse to a Graduate Nurse- Literature Review Assignment

Task:

Complete a 3000 word +/- 10%, Literature Review relating to the transition of the student nurse to a Registered Nurse.

Title: Challenges facing the student transitioning from a student nurse to a graduate nurse, and the solutions to overcome these challenges. This assessment must follow the ECU SNM assignment guidelines, and include the following areas:-

Address three main questions: 
1) What are the challenges facing the student transitioning from a student nurse to a graduate nurse? 
2) What are the solutions offered in the literature to overcome these challenges? 
3) Keeping the recommendations form the literature in mind, what is your personal plan (short-term and long-term) to overcome these known challenges as you enter nursing practice as a novice nurse?

You will need to critically review a range of academic journal articles (no less than 15 peer reviewed articles, no older than 5 years old) to explore this topic. Look both locally, nationally, and internationally for literature.

1. This is to be written as a Literature Review which requires the student to document their search strategy and keywords. More details on what a literature review entails, is addressed in the ECU

Tip Sheet – literature review (if this link fails to work, this document is also located under the assessments tab on BB for this site. 
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/20621/literature_review.pdf

2. Follow the School of Nursing and Midwifery Guide to Assignment presentation and Submission, found by clicking this link, or on Blackboard. https://blackboard.ecu.edu.au/bbcswebdav/pid-5288957-dt- content-rid6671302_1/courses/NCS3202.2018.1.ALL/SNM%20Guide%20to%20Assignment%20Presentation%20and%20Submission.pdf